# 1983 CCHA men's ice hockey tournament

The 1983 CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament was the 12th CCHA Men's Ice Hockey Tournament. It was played between March 4 and March 12, 1983. First round games were played at campus sites, while 'final four' games were played at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. By winning the tournament, Michigan State received the Central Collegiate Hockey Association's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Format

The tournament featured three rounds of play. The four teams that finished below eighth place in the standings were not eligible for postseason play. In the quarterfinals, the first and eighth seeds, the second and seventh seeds, the third seed and sixth seeds and the fourth seed and fifth seeds played a two-game series where the team that scored the higher number of goals after the games was declared the victor and advanced to the semifinals. In the semifinals, the remaining highest and lowest seeds and second highest and second lowest seeds play a single-game, with the winners advancing to the finals. The tournament champion receives an automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament.

## Conference standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; PTS = Points; GF = Goals For; GA = Goals Against
1982–83 Central Collegiate Hockey Association standingsvte :
| | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Conference | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| Bowling Green† | 32 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 200 | 115 | 40 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 238 | 143 |
| Michigan State* | 32 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 46 | 132 | 83 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 1 | 187 | 115 |
| Ohio State | 32 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 159 | 107 | 40 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 204 | 140 |
| Michigan Tech | 32 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 162 | 124 | 40 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 189 | 157 |
| Northern Michigan | 32 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 35 | 125 | 113 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 147 | 153 |
| Miami | 32 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 31 | 136 | 142 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 1 | 165 | 156 |
| Ferris State | 32 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 139 | 145 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 141 | 161 |
| Notre Dame | 32 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 28 | 141 | 170 | 36 | 13 | 21 | 2 | 155 | 206 |
| Michigan | 32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 22 | 124 | 161 | 36 | 14 | 22 | 0 | 157 | 175 |
| Western Michigan | 32 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 105 | 135 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 117 | 156 |
| Lake Superior State | 32 | 10 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 110 | 140 | 36 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 131 | 157 |
| Illinois-Chicago | 32 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 82 | 160 | 36 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 95 | 185 |
| Championship: Michigan State † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion |||||||||||||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 4–6 | Quarterfinals March 4–6 | Quarterfinals March 4–6 | Quarterfinals March 4–6 | Quarterfinals March 4–6 | | | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 | Championship March 12 |
| 1 | Bowling Green | 8 | 7 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Notre Dame | 3 | 2 | – | | | 1 | Bowling Green | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 0 | | | |
| 2 | Michigan State | 2 | 5 | – | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 0 | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 4 | 1 | – | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ferris State | 4 | 1 | – | | | | | | 1 | Bowling Green | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | Bowling Green | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 2 | Michigan State | 4* |
| 3 | Ohio State | 6 | 4 | – | | | | | | | | | 2 | Michigan State | 4* |
| 6 | Miami | 2 | 6 | – | | | | | |
| 6 | Miami | 2 | 6 | – | | | 2 | Michigan State | 8 | Consolation Game | Consolation Game | Consolation Game |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Ohio State | 3 |
| 4 | Michigan Tech | 2 | 3 | – | | | 3 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 | Ohio State | 8 |
| 5 | Northern Michigan | 3 | 3 | – | | | | | | 5 | Northern Michigan | 6 |
Note: * denotes overtime period(s)

### First round
#### (1) Bowling Green vs. (8) Notre Dame

* Bowling Green won series 15–5

#### (2) Michigan State vs. (7) Ferris State

* Michigan State won series 7–5

#### (3) Ohio State vs. (6) Miami

* Ohio State won series 10–8

#### (4) Michigan Tech vs. (5) Northern Michigan

* Northern Michigan won series 6–5

### Championship
#### (1) Bowling Green vs. (2) Michigan State
## Tournament awards
### All-Tournament Team

* F Kelly Miller (Michigan State)
* F Gord Flegel (Michigan State)
* F Dan Kane (Bowling Green)
* D Garry Galley (Bowling Green)
* D Mike Pikul (Bowling Green)
* G Mike David* (Bowling Green)
* Most Valuable Player(s)